Author: James Nolan. Published by Jefferson Press, TN., 2008, 1st Edition. Printed in USA. Almost New Condition SOFTCOVER Book, with lovely French Style fold out covers. Clean inside, tight spine. Size: 8.5 x 5.5 inch, 239 pages.
PERPETUAL CARE: STORIES by James Nolan, is a collection of short stories that explores the milieu of what post-Katrina New Orleans residents have come to call the isle of denial--a resilient and intact sliver of civilization surrounded by a sea of devastation.
Evoking the comic grotesque legacy of Flannery O'Connor and John Kennedy Toole, these pieces inhabit a variety of piquant souls, including a Creole spinster, a transvestite plumber, a gambler who makes prosthetic eyes, a food critic who winds up with a mouthful of his best friend's ashes, and a grief-stricken young woman who sneaks a clock radio into her boyfriend's casket. They share a common trait of perverse denial in the face of historic or private defeat. Each story provides a window into aspects of the city and its' captivating neighborhoods while tendering startling revelations on elemental themes of death, sex, and restoration.
PERPETUAL CARE: STORIES by James Nolan, was awarded the 2007 Jefferson Press prize for Best New Voice in Fiction,
